Knitting News
Did a wee bit of knitting on the big sweater last night. It's a big, loose-fitting cardigan in Lion Homespun. The color I chose, Nouveau, is a really rich mix of browns, greens, reds, and blues. The sweater is done in Moss stitch and since the yarn is so heavily textured to begin with, I'm getting this wonderfully soft and drapey fabric that is just yummy.
And the back of the sweater:
Yes, I know, I'm waxing poetic (well, maybe just mildly prosaic) about acrylic yarn. But I like Homespun for comfy projects like sweaters and casual scarves. Anything that can come through the wash OK is alright by me.
In other news, I'm still progressing on the Prayer Shawl I started, although I'm not quite enamored of the "pattern." Also knit in LB Homespun, the shawl follows a K3, P3 repeat throughout. No real pattern shows in the shawl because of the yarn's texture, which makes me want to find something that will really show up in the knitting. The purpose, though, makes me take a step back. If I'm true to the "ministry" of this knitting project, then the pattern of 3's really should be considered from that perspective, and the act and rigor of following this simple, boring, and unseen pattern should increase my own spiritual awareness of the simple, often boring, and unseen patterns in everyday life. Put that way, I think I'll try to be more mindful of the simple spirituality in knitting, and of the blind faith that I put into every project at the start.